Tom: D
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Intro = verse 1st half
Verse 1:
Em D C D
Where am I today? I wish that I knew,
Em D A C D
'Cause looking around there's no sign of you.
Em D C
I don't remember one jump or one leap,
Em D A C (D)
Just quiet steps away from your lead.
Verse 2:
Em D C D
I'm holding my heart out but clutching it too,
Em D A C D
Feeling this sort of a love that we once knew.
Em D C
I'm calling this home when it's not even close,
Em D A C (D)
Playing the role with nerves left exposed.
Chorus 1:
D C G D C G
Standing on a darkened stage, stumbling through the lines.
A7 D Em G C D
Others have excuses, but I have my reasons why.
Verse 3:
Em D C D
We get distracted by dreams of our own,
Em D A C D
But nobody's happy while feeling alone,
Em D C
And knowing how hard it hurts when we fall,
Em D A C (D)
We lean another ladder against the wrong wall.
Chorus 2:
D C G D C
And climb high to the highest rung, to shake fists at the sky.
Em G C D
While others have excuses, I have my reasons why.
Bridge:
D C Em D
With so much deception it's hard not to wander away,
C Em D
It's hard not to wander away,
It's hard not to wander away.
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